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Re: reverting initial commit

From
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Mar 25, 2009, 18:26 UTC
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Pascal Obry <pascal@obry.net> writes:
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> Starting a new project I create a new repo and added some files for the
> initial revision of the project, something like:
>
> mkdir repo.git
> cd repo.git
> git init
> touch file
> git add file
> git ci -m "initial revision"
>
> Now one file was not meant to be committed, I wanted to revert this commit:
That's not even an revert.  Can't you simply amend it away?
	$ git rm not-this-file
        $ git commit --amend
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  1. Pascal ObryMar 25, 2009
  2. Jacob HelwigMar 25, 2009
  3. Junio C HamanoMar 25, 2009
  4. Jacob HelwigMar 25, 2009
  5. Giuseppe BilottaMar 25, 2009
  6. Sverre RabbelierMar 25, 2009
  7. Giuseppe BilottaMar 25, 2009
  8. Eric RaibleMar 25, 2009
  9. Pascal ObryMar 25, 2009
  10. Junio C HamanoMar 25, 2009

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